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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Continued Actions Needed to Address Management Challenges

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOE
DOE’s NNSA is responsible for managing the nuclear weapons stockpile and supporting nuclear nonproliferation efforts. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management works to decontaminate and decommission facilities contaminated from decades of nuclear weapons production... ... Read more

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DOE’s NNSA is responsible for managing the nuclear weapons stockpile and supporting nuclear nonproliferation efforts. DOE’s Office of Environmental Management works to decontaminate and decommission facilities contaminated from decades of nuclear weapons production...
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NATIONAL SECURITY

Ongoing Review of the Military Selective Service Process Could Benefit from Additional Information

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOD
The Military Selective Service Act established the Selective Service System whose mission, among other things, is to be prepared to provide trained and untrained manpower to DOD in the event of a national emergency when directed by the President and the Congress. In the NDAA for FY 2017, Congress included a provision requiring that DOD submit a report on the current and future need for a ... Read more

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The Military Selective Service Act established the Selective Service System whose mission, among other things, is to be prepared to provide trained and untrained manpower to DOD in the event of a national emergency when directed by the President and the Congress. In the NDAA for FY 2017, Congress included a provision requiring that DOD submit a report on the current and future need for a
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BORDER SECURITY

Actions Needed to Strengthen Performance Management and Planning for Expansion of DHS’s Visa Security Program

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHS
In response to congressional concerns about potential vulnerabilities in the visa issuance process, ICE implemented VSP in 2003, which deploys officials to certain U.S. posts overseas to review visa applications, train consular officers, and conduct related investigations. ICE had expanded VSP operations to 32 posts, as of 2017... ... Read more

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In response to congressional concerns about potential vulnerabilities in the visa issuance process, ICE implemented VSP in 2003, which deploys officials to certain U.S. posts overseas to review visa applications, train consular officers, and conduct related investigations. ICE had expanded VSP operations to 32 posts, as of 2017...
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HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM

Limited Indications of Potential Fraud against Participants Identified

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHUD
With the goal of providing safe, decent, affordable housing, HUD provides rental assistance to low-income households through its HCV program, administered locally by approximately 2,200 PHAs around the country. In fiscal year 2016, the HCV program received approximately $20 billion in funding and provided rental assistance to approximately 2.4 million households. Local demand in the program may ... Read more

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With the goal of providing safe, decent, affordable housing, HUD provides rental assistance to low-income households through its HCV program, administered locally by approximately 2,200 PHAs around the country. In fiscal year 2016, the HCV program received approximately $20 billion in funding and provided rental assistance to approximately 2.4 million households. Local demand in the program may
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2012, China y Más Allá

Pensamiento mundial, el papel global de China, la supervivencia del individuo y lo camino de la vida después del fin de la civilización como la conocemos

by Daniel Marques ...

Todo el mundo se preocupó con las predicciones relacionadas con 2012 y el fin del mundo, pero a pesar de que este año ha pasado, la estructura del antiguo sistema se mantiene, por lo que muchos todavía creen en las profecías como la de Nostradamus, en el que un tercero anticristo crearía otro holocausto en la Tierra.Según sus palabras, " el tercer anticristo aniquila todo y veintisiete años de ... Read more

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Todo el mundo se preocupó con las predicciones relacionadas con 2012 y el fin del mundo, pero a pesar de que este año ha pasado, la estructura del antiguo sistema se mantiene, por lo que muchos todavía creen en las profecías como la de Nostradamus, en el que un tercero anticristo crearía otro holocausto en la Tierra.Según sus palabras, " el tercer anticristo aniquila todo y veintisiete años de
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Should Improve Monitoring of Industry Efforts to Strengthen Wireless Network Resiliency

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - Independent
Americans increasingly rely on mobile wireless communications for safety-related communications like calling 911 and receiving weather alerts. Mobile wireless networks face risks from physical incidents including extreme weather events and intentional and accidental damage. For example, in 2017 several major hurricanes damaged wireless network infrastructure, leaving many U.S. citizens without ... Read more

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Americans increasingly rely on mobile wireless communications for safety-related communications like calling 911 and receiving weather alerts. Mobile wireless networks face risks from physical incidents including extreme weather events and intentional and accidental damage. For example, in 2017 several major hurricanes damaged wireless network infrastructure, leaving many U.S. citizens without
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NUCLEAR WEAPONS

NNSA Should Clarify Long-Term Uranium Enrichment Mission Needs and Improve Technology Cost Estimates

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOE
NNSA has several mission needs for enriched uranium, including providing LEU to fuel a nuclear reactor that produces tritium—a key isotope used in nuclear weapons. NNSA has a pressing defense need for unobligated LEU to fuel this reactor, meaning the uranium, technology and equipment used to produce the LEU, must be U.S. in origin. Because the United States lost its only source of unobligated LEU ... Read more

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NNSA has several mission needs for enriched uranium, including providing LEU to fuel a nuclear reactor that produces tritium—a key isotope used in nuclear weapons. NNSA has a pressing defense need for unobligated LEU to fuel this reactor, meaning the uranium, technology and equipment used to produce the LEU, must be U.S. in origin. Because the United States lost its only source of unobligated LEU
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COAST GUARD

Actions Needed to Improve Data Quality and Transparency for Reporting on Mission Performance and Capital Planning

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHS
The Coast Guard, a component of DHS, serves as the principal federal agency responsible for maritime safety, security, and environmental stewardship in U.S. ports and waterways. To ensure that the Coast Guard is effectively fulfilling its missions, agency managers must have accurate information and base decisions on sound analyses for effective program management... ... Read more

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The Coast Guard, a component of DHS, serves as the principal federal agency responsible for maritime safety, security, and environmental stewardship in U.S. ports and waterways. To ensure that the Coast Guard is effectively fulfilling its missions, agency managers must have accurate information and base decisions on sound analyses for effective program management...
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Continuing Leadership Focus Needed to Modernize How SSA Does Business

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - Independent
SSA provides vital benefits and services that affect the lives of many Americans. In fiscal year 2017, it paid out nearly $1 trillion in retirement and disability benefits to 67 million beneficiaries, and an average of 420,000 people call or visit one of its 1,200 field offices each day... ... Read more

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SSA provides vital benefits and services that affect the lives of many Americans. In fiscal year 2017, it paid out nearly $1 trillion in retirement and disability benefits to 67 million beneficiaries, and an average of 420,000 people call or visit one of its 1,200 field offices each day...
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Burning Down UNESCO: A Guide To Innovative Fundraising

by Howard Burton ...

By a curious set of circumstances, Howard Burton found himself hired as a fundraising consultant at UNESCO's Paris headquarters. Overwhelmed by the bureaucratic double-speak and smug complacency that he encountered everywhere he went, he decided to use his clear-eyed analytical skills to ask a very different sort of question: What, exactly, was UNESCO doing that was actually worth funding in the ... Read more

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By a curious set of circumstances, Howard Burton found himself hired as a fundraising consultant at UNESCO's Paris headquarters. Overwhelmed by the bureaucratic double-speak and smug complacency that he encountered everywhere he went, he decided to use his clear-eyed analytical skills to ask a very different sort of question: What, exactly, was UNESCO doing that was actually worth funding in the
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CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

Automated Trade Data System Yields Benefits, but Interagency Management Approach Is Needed

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHS
CBP began work on ACE in 1994 to update the agency’s existing electronic trade processing system. In 2006, Congress broadened this effort by mandating creation of a “single portal” International Trade Data System to, among other things, efficiently regulate the flow of commerce and more effectively enforce laws and regulations relating to international trade. Performance problems halted ... Read more

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CBP began work on ACE in 1994 to update the agency’s existing electronic trade processing system. In 2006, Congress broadened this effort by mandating creation of a “single portal” International Trade Data System to, among other things, efficiently regulate the flow of commerce and more effectively enforce laws and regulations relating to international trade. Performance problems halted
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NASA CONTRACTOR WHISTLEBLOWERS

Steps Taken to Implement Program but Improvements to Timeliness and Guidance Needed

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOJ
NASA obligated over $18 billion in contracts and more than $1 billion in grants in fiscal year 2016, and it relies on a significant number of contractor and grantee employees to accomplish its work. These employees are legally protected from reprisal—such as demotion or firing—for whistleblowing... ... Read more

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NASA obligated over $18 billion in contracts and more than $1 billion in grants in fiscal year 2016, and it relies on a significant number of contractor and grantee employees to accomplish its work. These employees are legally protected from reprisal—such as demotion or firing—for whistleblowing...
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FEDERAL HEALTH-INSURANCE MARKETPLACE

Analysis of Plan Year 2015 Application, Enrollment, and Eligibility-Verification Process

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHHS
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) offers subsidized health-care coverage for qualifying applicants. States may operate their own health-care marketplaces or rely on the FFM, maintained by CMS. In PY 2015, 37 states relied on the FFM and over 8 million plan selections were made through the FFM. PPACA represents a significant fiscal commitment for the federal government, which ... Read more

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) offers subsidized health-care coverage for qualifying applicants. States may operate their own health-care marketplaces or rely on the FFM, maintained by CMS. In PY 2015, 37 states relied on the FFM and over 8 million plan selections were made through the FFM. PPACA represents a significant fiscal commitment for the federal government, which
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ILLICIT OPIOIDS

While Greater Attention Given to Combating Synthetic Opioids, Agencies Need to Better Assess their Efforts

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOJ
Increased illicit use of synthetic (manmade) opioids has contributed to drugrelated overdose deaths. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl—a substance 100 times stronger than morphine—accounted for more than 19,000 of the nearly 64,000 overdose deaths in 2016, the most recent year for which federal data are available. GAO was asked to review U.S. agency efforts to combat illicit synthetic opioids... ... Read more

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Increased illicit use of synthetic (manmade) opioids has contributed to drugrelated overdose deaths. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl—a substance 100 times stronger than morphine—accounted for more than 19,000 of the nearly 64,000 overdose deaths in 2016, the most recent year for which federal data are available. GAO was asked to review U.S. agency efforts to combat illicit synthetic opioids...
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Complete Tax Reduction Plan

by V.T. ...

Are you paying lots of taxes to the government every year? If I tell you that you'll be able to reduce your taxes significantly, are you interested? Many people just pay their taxes blindly, and the sad truth is, these people can reduce their taxes somehow or another. Therefore, this ebook is written to help everyone out there. It compiles tons of tips from REAL people who can and have reduce ... Read more

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Are you paying lots of taxes to the government every year? If I tell you that you'll be able to reduce your taxes significantly, are you interested? Many people just pay their taxes blindly, and the sad truth is, these people can reduce their taxes somehow or another. Therefore, this ebook is written to help everyone out there. It compiles tons of tips from REAL people who can and have reduce
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FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Additional Steps by Regulators Could Better Protect Consumers and Aid Regulatory Oversight

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOTreasury
Advances in technology and the widespread use of the Internet and mobile communication devices have helped fuel the rise of traditional financial services provided by non-traditional technology-enabled providers, often referred to as fintech... ... Read more

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Advances in technology and the widespread use of the Internet and mobile communication devices have helped fuel the rise of traditional financial services provided by non-traditional technology-enabled providers, often referred to as fintech...
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MEDICAID

Further Action Needed to Expedite Use of National Data for Program Oversight

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHHS
GAO and others have identified insufficiencies in state-reported Medicaid data that affect CMS’s ability to oversee the program effectively. Recent increases in improper payments—estimated at $36.7 billion in fiscal year 2017—exacerbate concerns about program oversight... ... Read more

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GAO and others have identified insufficiencies in state-reported Medicaid data that affect CMS’s ability to oversee the program effectively. Recent increases in improper payments—estimated at $36.7 billion in fiscal year 2017—exacerbate concerns about program oversight...
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PHYSICAL SECURITY

NIST and Commerce Need to Complete Efforts to Address Persistent Challenges

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOC
NIST is the United States’ national physical laboratory, which among other matters is responsible for developing measurement standards. In 2017, NIST, located within Commerce, employed approximately 3,500 federal personnel and hosted about 4,000 associates, who include guest researchers and facility users, among others. Assessments in 2015 found issues with NIST’s security culture... ... Read more

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NIST is the United States’ national physical laboratory, which among other matters is responsible for developing measurement standards. In 2017, NIST, located within Commerce, employed approximately 3,500 federal personnel and hosted about 4,000 associates, who include guest researchers and facility users, among others. Assessments in 2015 found issues with NIST’s security culture...
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Higher Education

Characteristics of Graduate PLUS Borrowers

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - Legislative
To help students and their families pay for higher education, the Department of Education (Education) provides billions of dollars in federal student loans each year through programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. As of September 2017, over 42 million borrowers held nearly $1.4 trillion in federal student loans. Graduate students have been eligible for ... Read more

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To help students and their families pay for higher education, the Department of Education (Education) provides billions of dollars in federal student loans each year through programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. As of September 2017, over 42 million borrowers held nearly $1.4 trillion in federal student loans. Graduate students have been eligible for
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INSPECTORS GENERAL

Information on Vacancies and IG Community Views on Their Impact

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DHUD
The IG Act established OIGs to conduct and supervise audits and investigations; recommend policies to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; and prevent and detect fraud and abuse. The Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016 included a provision for GAO to review prolonged IG vacancies during which a temporary appointee has served as the head of the office. This report addresses (1) the ... Read more

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The IG Act established OIGs to conduct and supervise audits and investigations; recommend policies to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; and prevent and detect fraud and abuse. The Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016 included a provision for GAO to review prolonged IG vacancies during which a temporary appointee has served as the head of the office. This report addresses (1) the
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WATER AND WASTEWATER WORKFORCE

Recruiting Approaches Helped Industry Hire Operators, but Additional EPA Guidance Could Help Identify Future Needs

by Hugues Dumont ...

Series series GAO - DOA
Safe operation of the nation’s water utilities depends on access to a qualified workforce, particularly certified water operators. Industry reports have cited high rates of retirement eligibility and raised concerns about the water industry’s ability to fill job openings... ... Read more

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Safe operation of the nation’s water utilities depends on access to a qualified workforce, particularly certified water operators. Industry reports have cited high rates of retirement eligibility and raised concerns about the water industry’s ability to fill job openings...
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China's Economic Zones: Design, Implementation and Impact

by Tao Yitao, Lu Zhiguo ...

A thorough examination of the establishment and development of Chinas Special Economic Zones (SEZ). These eight SEZs marked a major milestone in China's gradual market-oriented reform process, and the developmental fluctuations of these zones offers an in-depth understanding of the complexities and difficulties of reform. They also provide critical insight into Chinas thirty years of economic and ... Read more

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A thorough examination of the establishment and development of Chinas Special Economic Zones (SEZ). These eight SEZs marked a major milestone in China's gradual market-oriented reform process, and the developmental fluctuations of these zones offers an in-depth understanding of the complexities and difficulties of reform. They also provide critical insight into Chinas thirty years of economic and
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Cycling Diplomacy

Undemocratic Regimes and Professional Road Cycling Teams Sponsorship

by Jiří Zákravský ...

Series Book 40 - Studies in Politics, Security and Society
Due to the financial situation in the professional road peloton, many cycling teams struggle to find their sponsors. This situation is an opportunity for undemocratic politicians to promote their countries via cycling. Thus, some of them decided to create and support their own cycling teams. Generally, four WorldTour teams supported by undemocratic regimes and their governments have existed in ... Read more

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Due to the financial situation in the professional road peloton, many cycling teams struggle to find their sponsors. This situation is an opportunity for undemocratic politicians to promote their countries via cycling. Thus, some of them decided to create and support their own cycling teams. Generally, four WorldTour teams supported by undemocratic regimes and their governments have existed in
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Public-Private Partnership in the Cultural Sector

A Comparative Analysis of European Models

by Elena Borin ...

Series Book 4 - Cultural Management and Cultural Policy Education
This book contributes to the debate on the emerging governance systems and management models of the cultural sector by means of a comparative analysis of significant case studies of public-private partnerships in Europe.The research focuses on the development of public-private collaborations over the last five decades and investigates the emergence of multi-stakeholder partnerships in the cultural ... Read more

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This book contributes to the debate on the emerging governance systems and management models of the cultural sector by means of a comparative analysis of significant case studies of public-private partnerships in Europe.The research focuses on the development of public-private collaborations over the last five decades and investigates the emergence of multi-stakeholder partnerships in the cultural
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